Russia, Ukraine and Europe have been into Vladimir Putin’s black hole of fear
The formula for saving any dictatorship is universal: create an enemy, start a war. We are back in Soviet times of total lies. I…
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Finnish demonstrators gather to block construction of Russian-funded nuclear power plant
“The thing that has annoyed me most in this discussion is a certain attitude, even Russophobia, that has been evident in several speeches,” Stubb…
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A Timeline of Renewed Finlandization
Tracking Finnish foreign policy as it ricochets wildly between East and West has become a challenge for even the most seasoned observers of Finnish…
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The Abduction of Eston Kohver: Consequences and Significance
At around 9:00 am on September 5th, Internal Security Service (Kaitsepolitsei) officer Eston Kohver was abducted by representatives of the Russian Federal Security Service…
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YLE: Finland at a crossroads developing new Russia policy
Finland’s approach to Russia is at a crossroads. After decades of following the Paasikivi-Kekkonen doctrine, which held thatFinland should always be seen by Russia…
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Sweden’s Future Is In Nato
Aho Rebas is the former Director of Estonian Military Intelligence and Security Much has been written about Russia’s deteriorating relations with its neighbors and…
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Boxing Obama
US President Barack Obama’s visit to Estonia on September 3 answered a lot of questions – but it left one unanswered. Would Obama actually…
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The Other Presidents
Talking fishin’ and droughts with presidents: Scott Diel takes a personal look back at the Clinton and Bush visits to the Baltic region. Cover…
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Edward Lucas: The West must improve its resilience and solidarity in the face of Russian pressure
Written testimony to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, September 3rd, 2014 I have been dealing with European security for more than thirty…
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Russian Armed Forces in the Baltic Sea Region
In the past five years, Russian units have grown in quality as well as quantity. Although Russia has always tried to maintain a considerable…
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